Now that was close! Motorbike barely misses bear in northern Thailand

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Now that was close! Motorbike barely misses bear in northern Thailand
STAFF WRITER



BANGKOK: -- The stretch of road near the city of Korat in Isaan is known for providing some up close and personal experiences with some of nature’s greatest beasts.

Part of the Khao Yai national park, the area is abundant with nature and wildlife – including Asian elephants.

This latest incident from last week is filmed on what seems to be a GoPro camera attached to the head of a motorcyclist, happily driving the country roads around Korat (officially known as Nakhon Ratchasima) with a female passenger behind him.

After passing a cyclist, the pair keep going for a stretch before being surprised by the sudden appearance of an Asian Black Bear sprinting into the centre of the road before them. They swerve to avoid the creature but miss him only by about a metre – causing the beast to roar in consternation.

It’s unknown whether the bear was simply trying to cross the road or whether he had intended to attack the motorbiking pair.

Full story: http://whatsonsukhumvit.com/now-that-was-close-motorbike-barely-misses-bear-in-northern-thailand/


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[BuaBS]

Scary , but far less than the snake coming out of the dashboard in the video last week.

[Guitar God]

Moose on the road are worse, they're huge. Good thing there aren't very many in Thailand.

[ratcatcher]

Nice to see that there are some live bears as well as elephants and other native species in this park. It was also responsible of the bike rider to be cruising at a medium speed and capture this near-miss on video. .

[dieseldave1951]

oh their are their are you !!!!!!! know they just have two legs !!!!! work anyware in all walks of life

Moose on the road are worse, they're huge. Good thing there aren't very many in Thailand.

[Usernames]

Bear-ly missed him.

[ratcatcher]

I see Korat has been relegated to "northern Thailand". Used to be in the northeast?

[geisha]

The cyclist better watch out !

[Assurancetourix]

North of Bangkok ;

maybe Issan ( North-East) isn't in Thailand for many " journalists" ?

[Muhendis]

The cyclist better watch out !

Yep! I was thinking that too.

[menzies233]

Did the guy go back and warn the MAMIL on the bike?

(Middle Aged Men In Lycra)

[NCC1701A]

i can't bear to watch...

the bike rider may have lost his bearings...

at least they were not bearly clothed.

sorry bear with me please.

[jaywalker]

"They swerve to avoid the creature but miss him only by about a metre – causing the beast to roar in consternation."

Welcome to the club bear. I have also roared in consternation at motorbikes in Thailand.

[notbkk]

Excuse my ignorance, but I didn't know there were bears running wild in Thailand? Really....? Interesting.